On Oct. 16, Thrice released The Alchemy Index Vols. I & II, Fire and Water. This two-disc feature is the initial part of a self-recorded album based on the four elements: fire, water, earth and air.
The first six-song disc of the package, Fire, actually sounds like fire. Chaotic and dramatic, Fire is the more intense of the two discs, with every song mentioning or referencing fire in one way or another. The sound of the album is more traditionally “Thrice;” however, some of the songs are sonically a little harder than those on their previous album, Vheissu. The most epic song on this disc is “The Flame Deluge.” The song plays a haunting melody that peaks and fades out into the successfully smoky aura of music created.
Water, the second six-song disc of the set, achieves a much slower, flowing feel. Thrice recreates the sound of water on this disc, as the listener can hear nighttime waves crashing at the ocean through piano, muted tones, soft rhythms and melodic voices referencing water. The sound is very different from what Thrice has done before, but they do different well in this case. “Digital Sea” particularly impresses me, as the song fades out into digital white noise, giving the impression of an actual digital sea.
Without a doubt, this project is probably one of the best things Thrice has made to date. Well done.
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